Shloka 62

Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)

Devanagari script

यथाश्वह्गदयं वेद दाशार्ह: परवीरहा । तथा शल्यो विजानीते हयज्ञानं महारथ:,शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले दशार्हवंशी श्रीकृष्ण अश्वविद्याके रहस्यको जिस प्रकार जानते हैं, उसी प्रकार महारथी शल्य भी अश्वविज्ञानके विशेषज्ञ हैं

Transliteration

yathāśvagadaṁ veda dāśārhaḥ paravīrahā | tathā śalyo vijānīte hayajñānaṁ mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

カルナは言った。「敵の勇士を屠るダーシャールハ（シュリー・クリシュナ）が馬術の秘奥を知るように、偉大なる戦車武者シャリヤもまた、馬の学を知り尽くしている。」

Word by Word

यथाjust as

अश्वहृदयंthe secret/essence of horses (horse-lore)

वेदknows

दाशार्हःthe Dāśārha (Krishna, of the Dāśārha line)

परवीरहाslayer of enemy-heroes

तथाso, in the same way

शल्यःŚalya

विजानीतेunderstands, knows well

हयज्ञानम्knowledge/science of horses

महारथःthe great chariot-warrior

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karna

Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Śalya

horses (aśva/haya)

horsemanship/horse-science (hayajñāna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Karna highlights that success in battle is not secured by courage alone; it also requires technical mastery (here, knowledge of horses and chariot-driving) and the right expert support. Competence and specialized skill become decisive ethical and practical factors in a kṣatriya’s conduct of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Karṇa Parva, Karna is speaking about the capabilities involved in chariot warfare. He compares Kṛṣṇa’s renowned understanding of horsemanship with Śalya’s expertise, emphasizing Śalya’s qualification as a master of horse-knowledge and thus a significant factor in the unfolding combat.